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   RANGERP75R | Oct 23, 2002 04:42am | #1

   bill

      I still measure 3 times as I have had those same errors when I started a long time ago. I pay close attention to detail and concentrate on the task at hand. A simple distraction can cause a major error that takes creative repair or having to go back to ground zero. Ha..Don't take anything for granted..

      You will probaly be wiser in the future.. Good luck!

   sarge..jt

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   billballeza | Oct 23, 2002 05:01am | #3

   Sarge.. you hit the nail right on the head. When I made the first drawer cab I measured carefully and took into account the depth of the dadoes, and added that to the drawer dimensions before I cut the top, bottom and divider. I failed to do that with the second cab.. even though I had made a mental note to do so. But the passage of three days made my attention drift and, BOOM.. major brain f--t. Part of what I like about woodworking is the solitary nature of the craft. You and the tools and the materials and no one or nothing else. You would think that in a distraction free environment one could really stay focused. What I really believe happened to me was over confidence. After all, I've been doing this for about four months now. LOL

   Bill

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   RANGERP75R | Oct 23, 2002 05:48am | #4

   bill

      Someone who wouldn't make a mistake like that cut a leg for a new belt-disc sander stand 1/2" short last nite about 11 PM. Now, a 30 year WW like me doesn't usually do any cutting that late at nite. Too tired for attention span. In a hurry to get the sander up and running, that person got distracted by a 16 yr. old teen-age son. Rule 1 is I don't cut when I'm tired. Rule 2 is my family is not allowed to come into the shop when a motor is running.

      The new leg I finished at 1 AM is the same lenght as the other three. Ha..ha.. Yes, the solitude is great. It's rare I make a mistake, even rarer I tell somone about it. Grin<>

      Hey Ron, guess us old guys need to stick to buying the one lotto ticket and buying our furniture with the winnings. he..he..

   sarge..jt

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   billballeza | Oct 23, 2002 05:54am | #5

   Sarge.. it takes a big man to admit a mistake. And it takes an even bigger man to raise a 16 year old son!

   Bill

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   RANGERP75R | Oct 23, 2002 07:14am | #6

   bill

      I brung him in, at times I feel I might have to take him out. ha..just kidding.. Actually, when he hit about 13 I began taking a serious look at the Federal Witness Protection Program. grin<>

      Actually, I'm very proud of him. We kid a lot and have a pretty good relationship.

   Thanks..

   sarge..jt

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   billballeza | Oct 24, 2002 12:37am | #9

   Sometimes I think that all you need to raise a teenager is a sense of humor. If you take those contemptuous glances and replies seriously, instead of for what they are, a natural part of growing up and separating from mom and dad.. your blade will spin right off the arbor.

   Bill

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   RANGERP75R | Oct 24, 2002 05:35am | #10

   bill

      Agreed. I learned to lighten-up as my approach used to be very disciplinary. It works much better. One day I realized I did stupid things when I was that age. I wouldn't tell him that though. He thinks I used to hunt dinosaurs with a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun. Funny thing is, I did. he..he..

   Have a good evening..

   sarge..jt

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   billballeza | Oct 24, 2002 05:41am | #11

   Good job, sarge, and goodnight.

   bill

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   Sancho | Oct 23, 2002 05:00am | #2

   You mean Im not the only one things like that happen to  :)

   At Darkworks cut to size made to burn......Putty isnt a option

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   billyg83440 | Oct 23, 2002 07:42pm | #7

   I did something real similar when I redid our bathroom. I took out the existing medicine cabinet.

   Then I built a new cabinet body out of solid oak. Made it exactly the same size as the old cabinet so I could use the existing mirrored doors and euro style hinges.

   Looked great until I went to install the doors. I'd made it exactly the same 'outside' dimensions. But, I'd used 3/4" wood, they'd used 1/2" MDF. Inside was 1/2" too narrow.

   After some head scratching I routed out 1/2" pockets in the top of the cabinet for the hinges to set in.

   Looks like I planned it that way. Aren't routers great?

   Bill

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   HeidiDad | Oct 23, 2002 08:25pm | #8

   Isn't that the Idea??  Make goof corrections look like they were planed??  I try to pass mine off that way.   I always told my kids that a mistake is an opportunity for creative thinking.  I have had my share of creative thinking opportunities.